The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week announced the appointment of new members to its Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC). SDBA Chair-Elect Kristina Schaefer, general counsel and chief risk officer with First Bank & Trust, Sioux Falls, was one of four newly-selected CBAC members.

Those appointed serve a two-year term and provide advice on how the CFPB’s policies and rulemakings affect community banks. Other newly-selected members are:

• John Buhrmaster, president and CEO of First National Bank of Scotia, Scotia, N.Y.
• Ronette Hauser-Jones, mortgage division president at Great Plains Bank, Oklahoma City
• Brad Williamson, president and CEO of Islanders Bank, Friday Harbor, Wash.

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